Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grabaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-, o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (to dig, scratch, bury).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɑ.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*grabaną[1][2][3]

  1. to dig
  2. to engrave, scratch

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*graban-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 185
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒrabanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 139
  3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “GRAB-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 235